Tanya Combrinck
Tanya is a writer covering art, design, and visual effects. She has 16 years of experience as a magazine journalist and has written for numerous publications including 3D World, 3D Artist, ImagineFX, Computer Arts, net magazine, and Creative Bloq. For Creative Bloq, she mostly writes about web design, including the hottest new tools, as well as 3D artwork and VFX.
Latest articles by Tanya Combrinck
Typefaces made from the handwriting of the homeless
By Tanya Combrinck published
A charity in Barcelona has come up with an inventive approach to helping the homeless: making fonts out of their handwriting.
Maurice Cherry on diversity and 'black design aesthetics'
By Tanya Combrinck published
The creator of the Black Weblog Awards on his experiences of working to improve diversity in the web industry.
How you can create CSS3 animations without writing code
By Tanya Combrinck published
Want to use CSS3 animation but haven't mastered the code yet? Or perhaps you spend a lot of time coding animations and would like to speed things up.
Microsoft launches Internet Explorer Developer Channel
By Tanya Combrinck published
Microsoft has made good on its promise to increase communication with the web developer community by launching a version of IE that enables exploration and testing of upcoming features.
12 reasons to attend Generate New York
By Tanya Combrinck published
Generate takes place in New York on 20 June, with keynotes from Ethan Marcotte and Dave Shea. Here's why you need to be there!
Jenn Lukas on having fun with responsive design
By Tanya Combrinck published
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Karen McGrane on content in a zombie apocalypse
By Tanya Combrinck published
Karen McGrane gives a sneak peek at her talk and explains why conferences are a rich source of learning.
Ian Coyle on quantifying the unquantifiable
By Tanya Combrinck published
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Viktoria Harrison on using design to change the world
By Tanya Combrinck published
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Claudio Guglieri to speak at Generate New York
By Tanya Combrinck published
Fantasy Interactive associate creative director Claudio Guglieri is announced as a speaker at Generate New York
Create interactive prototypes with no code
By Tanya Combrinck published
Marvel app turns sketches, wireframes or PSDs from your Dropbox into live prototypes.
How Clearleft built Code for America
By Tanya Combrinck published
Clearleft and Code for America explain how they created an accessible, consistent site for the US non-profit.
What's the best roadmap for product development?
By Tanya Combrinck published
Deploy as early as possible or wait until it's a bit more polished? We ask our experts about their preferred product roadmap.
How to create a True Detective-style masking effect in CSS
By Tanya Combrinck published
Inspired by the opening titles to the show True Detective, designer Tyler Gaw has demonstrated what can be achieved with CSS masking by creating his own version using images from Flickr Commons.
How much data could you save by using responsive images?
By Tanya Combrinck published
New tool examines any URL you provide and measures how much data could you could save.
This documentary about the web needs your support
By Tanya Combrinck published
Matt Griffin and Matt Braun of Bearded are making a film about the multi-device web, and they need your support.
7 great resources to help make your site more trustworthy
By Tanya Combrinck published
So you want to get users to trust your site? Kick start your big refresh with these essential resources.
Events site Upcoming.org to return
By Tanya Combrinck published
Andy Baio's popular arts and tech events website was shut down last year, and now he's using Kickstarter to bring it back.
How do web experts manage cross-platform testing?
By Tanya Combrinck published
If you need to test RWD but you're short on resources, an Open Device Lab could be a livesaver
Brand new Firefox gets a massive redesign
By Tanya Combrinck published
Firefox 29 is out now, and it has an overhauled UI and a bunch of new features. We find out what's new.
Dan Cederholm to speak at Generate London
By Tanya Combrinck published
We’re excited to announce that web standards expert Dan Cederholm will be delivering a keynote presentation at our conference, Generate, in London on 26 September.
Learn how to be your own boss in the new net magazine
By Tanya Combrinck published
Going freelance can be rewarding, but it's far from easy. Smooth the transition with our latest issue, on sale now.
How to design for the multi-device future
By Tanya Combrinck published
With speakers from Big Spaceship, Adobe and Rokkan, an upcoming SoDA session New York focuses on designing for connected devices.
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